W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Awakening of a Poet

Awakening of a Poet

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I quit my job as a rodeo rider, busting broncs every day, subjecting stallions to the iron of my will, and I joined a ..
Entropy

Entropy

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** (Voyager 1, launchedin 1977is 15 billion milesfrom Earth) This hard-backed crab-like creature gropes blindly through an icy dark..
Scientific Analysis

Scientific Analysis

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I reach into my jean’s pocket and pull out my miniature microscope to examine closely the old oak tree that grow..
String Quartet

String Quartet

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Without the cello, the violin has no base to build on. Without a foundation, the building will collapse, the..
some haiku

some haiku

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


one breath
Today Harold Begins the Revolution

Today Harold Begins the Revolution

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Harold Hess thinks to himself, today is the last day to do all those last day things. He buys the gold Rolex he ..
Reginald, Who Fell from Clouds

Reginald, Who Fell from Clouds

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Reginald is the raindrop that clings to the uppermost reaches of the driver’s side window, an e..
Femicide in Kenya

Femicide in Kenya

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** (Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei died days after being doused in petrol and set alight by her ex-boyfriend at her home in Kenya.) ..
(A-118) Ghazal 4

(A-118) Ghazal 4

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Life is the reason I refused to long for death when so ill. Life is my song. Our ships sail seas of changing ri..
Soon the Moon Will Be with Child

Soon the Moon Will Be with Child

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** (Earth is about to get a second moon ...a small asteroid is going to be captured by Earth’s gravitational pull ..